Etymology

survivor

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Today it means: One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. Full definition →

English survive ← Latin supervīvere ← Proto-Italic *gʷīwō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  9. Proto-Italic*gʷīwō
  10. Latinvīvō
  11. Latinsupervīvere
  12. Englishsurvive
  13. English todaysurvivor

From survive + -or.

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